Subject: 10: Vallendusk - Black Clouds Gathering From: .jh Date: 2013-12-15T18:04:53Z Tags: music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2013 Vallendusk 2013 ![Black Clouds Gathering](/gfx/368876.jpg) I stumbled upon _Vallendusk_ via the always excellent [metalbandcamp.com](http://metalbandcamp.com) and it's been one of my most streamed releases this year. I'll admit it's a bit cleaner and more melodic than what I generally listen to, but they do it so well it's hard not to get sucked in. The songs are all quite long averaging eight or nine minutes each. Unfortunately the album loses some steam towards the end, but the first few songs are so good you can forgive this quibble. [Valendusk](http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vallendusk/3540344899) ---